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Most typically used during Catholic wakes, this is when a casket is open to allow visitors to view the body.

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How To Pre-Plan A Viewing, Wake Or Visitation

In many cultures, a common practice is to spend time with the body or the family before the funeral service, burial, or cremation...

What To Expect When Attending An Open-Casket Funeral

Many funerals feature an open casket, where part or all of the body of the person who died will be on view.

Before The Funeral: Viewings, Wakes And Visitations

A common practice in many cultures is to spend time with the body before the funeral or disposition.

All You Every Wanted To Know About Embalming

Embalming a body is a multi-step procedure used to preserve a body and delay decomposition for a short time, and temporarily...

The Embalming Process (Explicit)

The first step in the embalming process is surgical, in which bodily fluids are removed and are replaced with formaldehyde-based...

How A Funeral Home Cosmetically Prepares A Body

After the body is embalmed, cosmetics are applied to the body and the hair is styled to create a more life-like appearance.

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Will there Be an Open Casket at a Catholic Wake?

A viewer of my videos wrote in: "I'm going to a Catholic wake for the first time. Will there be an open casket? What if I'm...
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